1. Home
  2. Economic Research
  3. Meet the Researchers

Meet the Researchers

Photo of David D. Ratner

David D. Ratner

Principal Economist Fiscal Analysis Section Research and Statistics
[email protected]

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan, 2012
  • Chief Economist

    Council of Economic Advisers

    2024
  • Senior Economist

    Council of Economic Advisers

    2023 - 2024
  • Principal Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2018 - present
  • Senior Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2015 - 2018
  • Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2012 - 2015
  • The Restrained Recovery of State and Local Government Payrolls from the Pandemic Recession
    David Cashin, Byron Lutz, William Peterman, David Ratner, and Sarah Rodman
    FEDS Notes (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3369
  • An evaluation of the Paycheck Protection Program using administrative payroll microdata
    David Autor, David Cho, Leland D. Crane, Mita Goldar, Byron Lutz, Joshua Montes, William B. Peterman, David Ratner, Daniel Villar, and Ahu Yildirmaz
    Journal of Public Economics (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2022.104664
  • Who Killed the Phillips Curve? A Murder Mystery
    David Ratner and Jae Sim
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2022.028
  • The $800 Billion Paycheck Protection Program: Where Did the Money Go and Why Did It Go There?
    David Autor, David Cho, Leland D. Crane, Mita Goldar, Byron Lutz, Joshua Montes, William B. Peterman, David Ratner, Daniel Villar, and Ahu Yildirmaz
    Journal of Economic Perspectives (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.36.2.55
  • Vacancy Chains
    Michael W. L. Elsby, Ryan Michaels, and David Ratner
    Working paper (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia) (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.21799/frbp.wp.2020.28
  • Reconciling Unemployment Claims with Job Losses in the First Months of the COVID-19 Crisis
    Tomaz Cajner, Andrew Figura, Brendan M. Price, David Ratner, and Alison Weingarden
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2020.055
  • Rethinking Unemployment Insurance Taxes and Benefits
    Ryan Nunn and David Ratner
    Research Report (Tax Policy Center) (2019)
  • The Aggregate Effects of Labor Market Frictions
    Michael W. L. Elsby, Ryan Michaels, and David Ratner
    Quantitative Economics (2019)
    https://doi.org/10.3982/QE916
  • Racial Gaps in Labor Market Outcomes in the Last Four Decades and over the Business Cycle
    Tomaz Cajner, Tyler Radler, David Ratner, and Ivan Vidangos
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2017)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2017.071
  • How Large were the Effects of Emergency and Extended Benefits on Unemployment during the Great Recession and its Aftermath?
    Andrew Figura and David Ratner
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2017)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2017.068
  • The Aggregate Effects of Labor Market Frictions
    Michael W. L. Elsby, Ryan Michaels, and David Ratner
    Working paper (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia) (2017)
    https://doi.org/10.21799/frbp.wp.2017.40
  • A Cautionary Note on the Help Wanted Online Data
    Tomaz Cajner and David D. Ratner
    FEDS Notes (2016)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.1795
  • The Beveridge Curve: A Survey
    Michael W. L. Elsby, Ryan Michaels, and David Ratner.
    Journal of Economic Literature (2015)
    https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.53.3.571
  • The Labor Share of Income and Equilibrium Unemployment
    Andrew Figura and David Ratner
    FEDS Notes (2015)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.1553
  • The Recent Decline in Long-Term Unemployment
    Tomaz Cajner and David Ratner
    FEDS Notes (2014)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.0024
  • Assessing the Change in Labor Market Conditions
    Hess Chung, Bruce Fallick, Christopher J. Nekarda, and David Ratner
    FEDS Notes (2014)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.0019
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2014)
  • Why is Involuntary Part-Time Work Elevated?
    Tomaz Cajner, Dennis Mawhirter, Christopher J. Nekarda, and David Ratner
    FEDS Notes (2014)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.0014
  • Assessing the Change in Labor Market Conditions
    Hess Chung, Bruce C. Fallick, Christopher J. Nekarda, and David Ratner
    Working Paper (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland) (2014)
    https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2541732
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2014)
  • Unemployment Insurance Experience Rating and Labor Market Dynamics
    David Ratner
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2013)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2013.86
Back to Top
Last Update: January 21, 2025